Foreign Ministry Note – Travel restrictions from South Africa and other southern African countries

The Foreign Ministry, through the Crisis Unit and the Embassies and Consulates on the ground, is carefully monitoring the effects of the recent ordinance issued by the Ministry of Health, which has introduced travel restrictions from South Africa and other countries in the southern African region. The Embassies involved, acting in liaison with the Crisis […]

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Italian Cuisine Week, ‘Pizza entre amigos’ in Santo Domingo

The Italian Embassy in Santo Domingo, as part of the initiatives for the 6th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, organised the event ‘Pizza entre amigos’, in the presence of the Italian Ambassador Stefano Queirolo Palmas, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations José Julio Gomez and the diplomatic community. The initiative was an […]

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Press accreditation note – 7th edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues conference (Rome, Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi, 2-4 December 2021)

A positive agenda for the Mediterranean, between transition and signals of recovery   7th edition of the MED-Dialogues Conference sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI On 2 to 4 December 2021, the 7th edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, sponsored since 2015 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Tastes of Italy in Thailand and Myanmar

The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World was also celebrated in Thailand and Myanmar. It was promoted by the Italian Embassy in Bangkok and the Embassy in Yangon with the Italian Trade Agency (ICE). In Bangkok, a great event was organised in an open-air space on Quarter Avenue, in the central department store The EmQuartier, […]

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Participation of Minister Luigi Di Maio in the 13th ASEM Summit

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated in the 13th ASEM Summit via videoconference. During the meeting, the effectiveness of multilateralism was reaffirmed as a crucial tool for meeting global challenges. Within its 2021 G20 Presidency, Italy is at the forefront of fighting the pandemic and promoting inclusive and sustainable […]

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Belgrade, Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” on stage

A gala production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” promoted and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade will be staged on Sunday, 28 November at 7 pm at the National Theatre of Belgrade. The production is a production of the Puccini Festival Foundation of Torre del Lago Puccini, in cooperation with the Italian Cultural […]

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Italian Film Festival in South Africa

The Italian Embassy in Pretoria, with the Italian Institute of Culture, the General Consulate of Italy in Johannesburg, the Italian Consulate in Cape Town and the Italian Embassy in Zimbabwe, present  “The Italian Film Focus in Southern Africa 2021” on the MYmovies platform. The 21st edition of the Italian Film Festival will be held from […]

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Wee of Italian Cuisine: a masterclass on panettone in Algiers

To mark the end of the Week of Italian Cuisine, on Sunday 28 November the Embassy of Italy in Algeria and the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers will be holding a masterclass on how to make panettone. The protagonist will be the young Algerian baker Ahmed Nezzar, founder of “Panettone di Ahmed Nezzar”. The programme […]

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Foreign Ministry Note – The Italian of Tomorrow. The States-General of Italian Language and Creativity in the World

Rome, 29 November 2021 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation International Conference Room   THE ITALIAN OF TOMORROW GLI STATI GENERALI DELLA LINGUA E CREATIVITÀ ITALIANE NEL MONDO   With the participation of His Excellency the President of Italy Mr. Sergio MATTARELLA The States-General of Italian Language and Creativity in the World will open on Monday, 29 November, at […]

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Ghana: Week of Italian Cuisine event “Sapori d’Italia – Taste of Italy”

The sixth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World was celebrated in Ghana with the event “Sapori d’Italia – Taste of Italy” organised by the Embassy of Italy in Accra and the local Italian Trade Agency office, to promote the excellence of our wine production and the Italian agri-food chain. In the presence of Mark […]

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Di Maio: “The strength of Italian know how and of the “Made in Italy” brand, as key resources for a new impetus to the Country’s economy” (Il Sole 24 Ore)

Dear Editor, Innovation and creativity are at the heart of the Foreign Ministry’s work to promote and protect the image of Italy worldwide. Enhancing the value of Italian products is an essential part of this mission, the importance of which is well understood by those who bring our excellence to markets all over the world […]

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Di Maio: “The strength of Italian know how and of the “Made in Italy” brand, as key resources for a new impetus to the Country’s economy” (Il Sole 24 Ore)

Dear Editor, Innovation and creativity are at the heart of the Foreign Ministry’s work to promote and protect the image of Italy worldwide. Enhancing the value of Italian products is an essential part of this mission, the importance of which is well understood by those who bring our excellence to markets all over the world […]

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